About

Peace Through Law is a database created to help scholars, students, and any person interested in international criminal law to find information about the work of international tribunals in a clear, reliable, and efficient way. 

The database is organised around the following sections:

  • The ICTY page offers information of the 161 individuals indicted by the Court and the 25 contempt cases.
  • The ICTR page offers information of the 93 individuals indicted by the Court.
  • The International Criminal Court section offers a complete and updated overview of every situation and case ever brought to the Court, including preliminary examinations and cases that have been closed. All the information in this section is open source and therefore it does not include possible investigations that have not been made public or arrest warrants issued under seal.
  • The Kosovo Specialist Chambers section offer an overview of all the cases brought to the tribunal. 
  • In Other Tribunals information can be found about the International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg (IMT), the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL).
  • The International crimes section presents the definition of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression, together with a complete list of all the cases regarding each of this crimes in the tribunals listed above.
  • The Articles section publishes analytical essays and commentary on topics in international criminal law. Collaborations are accepted.

The content published here reflects the personal views and analysis of the author, and does not represent the position of any institution. All information available in this site is open source. For more information, read the Legal and Data Protection Notice.

The use of Artificial Intelligence softwares (AI) in this site has been strictly limited to formatting purposes. No content has been created using AI.

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About the author

Alberto Fierro Aldudo holds an LL.M. from Maastricht University, where he focused on international criminal law. 

You can connect with Alberto on LinkedIn and follow him on X.